Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-08-25
THE GOOD TEMPLARs PIC MIC.

THE GOOD TEMPLARS' PIC MIC.
The order of Good Templsrs had a
pic mic on the fair grounds Saturday
The W. T. Barnes brass band accom-
pained a fair crowd up from Bellaire
On the morning train, and the 3 O'Clock
train brought up two more car loads.
Swings were erected, and with croquet
and base ball the day was pleasantly
spent.
About 2 o'clock an attempt was made
TO enlighten the crowd with addresses.
Mr.. Harry White, of Toledo, the head
of the state organization of Good Tenn
plars, was introduced, and spoke about
one hour, but the distant cheers of the
crowd watching the ball game in the
ring thinned his audience so that at the
close of bis address scarcely two dozen
people we're listening to him.
Mr.. White disclaimed any intention
TO interfere with party politics, but like
most temperance speakers attacked the
Dow law, misstated its provisions, and
belittled and found fault with all the
laws upon our statute books for the
regulation of the liquor traffic. The
great evil of intemperance has existed
for more than two thousand years. In
all that time good and wise men have
labored to lessen and to Obiiterate it.
1t is still with US, and will exist centu
ries after all of US are forgotten. But,
because it can not at once be abolished,
Mr.. White sneers at and misrepresents
laws enacted to lessen its evils. Of
course the laws forbidding sales to
minors and to men in the habit of get>
ting intoxicated are violated, and so are
the laws prohibiting the sale of liquors
in prohibition states, and they will be
as long as men are imperfect.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Whites sd
dress, 1t was announced that after the
close of the ball game Major Camp
would address the people. A vigo rous
pounding of drums and cymbals and
blowing of horns, however. failed to
to draw the people away from the ball
ground, and Major Camp did not speak.
THE BALL GAMES.
A game was first played between
Bridgeport and st. Clairsville mines. A
Mr.. Woodcock (of Bridgeport) was um
pire. During the first half'of the game
st. Clairsyille was largely in the lead,
but in the latter innings Bridgeport
pulled up finely, and the game ended 15
to IA in favor of ST. Clairsville. Through
out the game the Bridgeport club was
coddled by the St. Clairsville players,
Sherman Doyle throwing Pi Ute talk at
them in a manner that greatly amused
the bystanders, ably assisted by Henry
| Carroll and few Bellaire gentlemen nj
the right of the striker.
After this game closed FIVE inning
game was commenced between the
same st. Clairsville nine and Bellaire
nine, organized from the bystanders, and
then the fun began. Talk about cod
dJingl Did you ever stand at the door
of circus tent, as the crowd poured
out, and listen to the ticket sellers for
the side show? OF course you have.
That's the way they went at st. Clairs
vile, and during the game it was kept up.
The playing was good, but the by-play
was better, and the good humor that
bubbled from three of the Bellaire play
ers, especially, (two of them employees
of the steel works. and one druggist }
flashed through the spectators simulta-
neously. The game ended 4 to 5 in
favor of Bellsire.
The train (three we'll filled cars) left
at $50. The day passed without jar
of any kind, and we believe pleasantly
to all who participated in it.